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27 Jul, 2026
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Something Extra | Monday
Football fans gathered at the United States Embassy in Jamaica on Sunday, July 19, to watch Spain face off with defending champions Argentina in an enthralling FIFA World Cup final. After 39 days of…
27 Jul, 2026
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Jetting off for a summer vacation? How to eat and drink to minimise jet lag
Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog. And with peak travel season under way, millions of people might have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep…
27 Jul, 2026
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Natalie Garre | Don’t deprive yourself of nature’s benefits
Do you crave early afternoon hikes on a dirt path that curves through a thick, green forest with thousands of trees to entertain you for miles? Or do you find the ‘great’ outdoors to be not so much…
27 Jul, 2026
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Yoga: The quiet art of coming home to yourself
There is a moment, somewhere between the first deep breath and the final stillness of a yoga session, when the noise of the day simply falls away. For many practitioners, this is not merely relaxation…
27 Jul, 2026
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US officials denied visa ahead of October elections
SAO PAULO (AP): Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it denied visas to two US State Department officials that sought to travel to the South American nation next week, in the latest political…
27 Jul, 2026
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Whale ‘supergroups’ show numbers are rebounding from hunting
CAPE TOWN (AP): A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they witnessed a humpback whale ‘supergroup’ consisting of nearly 300 of the giant marine mammals gathering together.…
27 Jul, 2026
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Wildfires drive 250,000 people from their homes, creep toward Bordeaux
LEGE-CAP FERRET (AP): A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to a staggering 220,000 in one region…
27 Jul, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Patching potholes not enough, we must understand why roads fail
THE EDITOR, Madam: Anyone who drives on Jamaica’s roads has likely experienced the frustration of seeing the same pothole repaired more than once. A few months later, or sometimes after a heavy…
27 Jul, 2026
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Autism crisis demands data and state investment
THE EDITOR, Madam: There is an autism crisis that the State has neither measured nor funded, and the consequences are falling squarely on families who can least afford to bear them.